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EP 1 094 068 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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05.02.2003 Bulletin 2003/06 |
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25.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/17 |
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Date of filing: 17.10.2000 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07F 7/18 |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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18.10.1999 JP 29489999
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Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. |
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Chiyoda-ku Tokyo (JP) |
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- Funatsu, Kenji, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Nakakubiki-gun, Niigata-ken (JP)
- Kubota, Tohru, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Nakakubiki-gun, Niigata-ken (JP)
- Endo, Mikio, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Nakakubiki-gun, Niigata-ken (JP)
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Representative: Stuart, Ian Alexander et al |
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MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP
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Silylation of hydroxyl group-containing compound |
(57) A hydroxyl group-containing compound is silylated by reacting it with an organohydrosilane
compound in the presence of a ruthenium complex catalyst having carbonyl. groups as
ligands. Silylation takes place in a short time while the amount of the catalyst is
minimized.